Secular Variations of the Planetary Orbits : Secular Variation, Kepler Orbit

Isidoros Krastyo Morpheus

ISBN 10: 6137912213 / ISBN 13: 9786137912218

Published by Omniscriptum, 2012

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The secular variations of the planetary orbits is a concept describing long-term changes (secular variation) in the orbits of the planets Mercury to Neptune. If one ignores the gravitational attraction between the planets and only models the attraction between the Sun and the planets, then with some further idealisations, the resulting orbits would be Keplerian ellipses. In this idealised model the shape and orientation of these ellipses would be constant in time. In reality, while the planets are at all times roughly in Keplerian orbits, the shape and orientation of these ellipses does change slowly over time. Over the centuries increasingly complex models have been made of the deviations from simple Keplerian orbits. In addition to the models, efficient and accurate numerical approximation methods have also been developed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secular Variations of the Planetary Orbits : Secular Variation, Kepler Orbit
• Publisher: Omniscriptum
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6137912213
• ISBN 13: 9786137912218
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 5D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 5 millimeters depth
• Weight: 137 grams

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The secular variations of the planetary orbits is a concept describing long-term changes (secular variation) in the orbits of the planets Mercury to Neptune. If one ignores the gravitational attraction between the planets and only models the attraction between the Sun and the planets, then with some further idealisations, the resulting orbits would be Keplerian ellipses. In this idealised model the shape and orientation of these ellipses would be constant in time. In reality, while the planets are at all times roughly in Keplerian orbits, the shape and orientation of these ellipses does change slowly over time. Over the centuries increasingly complex models have been made of the deviations from simple Keplerian orbits. In addition to the models, efficient and accurate numerical approximation methods have also been developed.